The Tactical Revolution of Chip Honcho at Fair Grounds The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby just reached a fever pitch following a pulse-pounding edition of the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes. While the winner, Paladin, naturally commands the headlines and shortens the 2026 Kentucky Derby Odds, sharp bett...
Key takeaways: The Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity, carrying a purse of $650,000, is Keeneland’s signature 2-year-old test at 1 1/16 miles on dirt, and it offers crucial “Win and You’re In” status to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, plus 10–5–3–2–1 Kentucky Derby points. This year’s fiel...
Key takeaways: The Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct on October 4, 2025, is more than bragging rights. It’s a Win & You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and offers 10-5-3-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top five. This year’s field is compact (nine starters) ...
Key takeaways: The Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) at 1 mile on turf is one of Keeneland’s marquee autumn events, drawing international challengers and top US turf horses. With a $1,250,000 purse and a slate of accomplished contenders, the 2025 edition (set for Saturday, October 4) is shaping up t...
Key takeaways: The Grade 2, $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes is one of the crown jewels of Santa Anita Park’s fall turf lineup. Scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025, the 1 1/4-mile test for fillies and mares serves as a pivotal prep for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, making it a must-wat...
Key takeaways: The 2025 American Pharoah Stakes (Grade I, for two-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on dirt) at Santa Anita is one of the marquee juvenile events of the fall. It also carries points for the Road to the Kentucky Derby and is a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. T...
The first weekend of October brings one of Santa Anita’s most important race cards of the fall. Four graded stakes headline Saturday’s program: the Chillingworth Stakes (G3), American Pharoah Stakes (G1), Rodeo Drive Stakes (G2), and Oak Leaf Stakes (G2). These races offer key prep opportunities...
The prohibitive favorite in each of her five starts this year, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna faces four other fillies and mares in Sunday’s $650,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland in what may be her toughest task since last year’s Travers Stakes (G1). A Breeders' Cup Chal...
The huge weekend of Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In" races continue Saturday following a favorite-filled Friday that included a disqualification at Keeneland and a trainer winning both “WAYI’’ events at Aqueduct. How will the favorites fare on Saturday in “WAYI" at Aqueduct,...
For Europe, it’s the big one, the autumn showdown in Paris that brings together the best middle-distance runners. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) will be run Sunday for the 104th time, the $5.8 million centerpiece of a ParisLongchamp extravaganza featuring six Breeders' Cup Chall...
The winners of the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) and the $200,000, Miss Grillo Stakes (G2) will be richly rewarded on Saturday at Belmont-at-the-Big A. Each receives a guaranteed berth in their respective Breeders’ Cup race as part of the Breeders Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. E...
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